Okay, full disclosure: I once tried to impress a date with store-bought muffins and nearly started a civil argument over dryness. Now I prefer to charm people — […]
Easter Pretzel Chicks
Okay, confession time: I made these Easter Pretzel Chicks the first time because I wanted something cute that didn’t require frosting skills (my frosting handwriting looks like a […]
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Eggs
Okay, confession time: I made these Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Eggs because I wanted cookie dough that behaved like candy. Picture this — sneaking spoonfuls of raw cookie […]
Peanut Butter Marshmallow Squares
I’m not exaggerating when I say these Peanut Butter Marshmallow Squares once saved a whole picnic. Picture me, sunburned and hangry, waving an 8×8 pan like a white […]
Cadbury Egg Brownies
I promise I did not set out to make dessert that looks like a crime scene—Cadbury egg goo paired with fudgy brownies just kind of happened, and honestly, […]
Strawberry Shortcake Cookies
Okay, full disclosure: I made these cookies because I wanted strawberry shortcake but didn’t want to wrestle with layers, cake, or fancy piping at 9 p.m. They came […]
Old-Fashioned Homemade Banana Pudding
When I was little, my grandmother always kept a tall tin of vanilla wafers in the back of the pantry like it contained treasure. She’d call me into […]
Starbucks Carrot Cake
Okay, lean in—this is my little kitchen heist: a homemade riff on the beloved Starbucks Carrot Cake that somehow tastes even cozier when you make it yourself. I […]
Strawberry Pretzel Salad
Whenever I smell warm butter and salty pretzels together I’m instantly nine years old again, hovering in my mom’s tiny kitchen while she made this exact dessert for […]
Bomboloni (Italian Donuts)
When I was little, my Nonna used to call them “little clouds” and I believed her—because nothing smelled as heavenly as her kitchen when she fried bomboloni: warm […]
